{"id":139191,"date":"2026-07-30T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investottawa.ca\/?post_type=event&#038;p=139191"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:30:17","slug":"masterclass-devops-ai-and-agents-with-john-willis","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.investottawa.ca\/fr\/event\/masterclass-devops-ai-and-agents-with-john-willis\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterclass &#8211; DevOps, AI, and Agents with John Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DevOps with AI &amp; Agents: Masterclass for enterprise leader John Willis presents a three-hour masterclass for enterprise leaders.<\/p>\n<p>DevOps with AI &amp; Agents: Masterclass for enterprise leader<br \/>\nJohn Willis presents a three-hour masterclass for enterprise leaders, focusing on integrating autonomous agentic code generation into DevOps lifecycles, navigating AI-native development pipelines, and establishing security guardrails. Attendees will gain actionable insights on mitigating non-deterministic risk and receive a professional certificate upon completion.<\/p>\n<p>For details and registration, visit the workshop portal.<\/p>\n<p>Masterclass &#8211; DevOps, AI, and Agents: Practical Adoption with Guardrails Format: 3 Hours, intense and interactive with mini-lectures, scenario exercises<\/p>\n<p>Highlight &#8211; (Vendor-Neutral, No Labs, Tailored for leaders)<br \/>\nTime: 01:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Who it\u2019s for: DevOps \/ SRE \/ Platform Tech Leads + Senior Developers &amp; enterprise leaders already using CI\/CD who want to adopt AI and agents safely and effectively<\/p>\n<p>No tooling required: Bring your brain, your real-world constraints, and your opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Added Benefits:<br \/>\nA concrete 30\u201360\u201390 day adoption plan with ownership + metrics.<br \/>\nA baseline Agent Security &amp; Governance Checklist.<br \/>\nA reusable Agent Task Spec format to make agent work deterministic and reviewable.<br \/>\nExclusive Certificate for attending the Class by John Willis.<\/p>\n<p>Why John Willis (Botchagalupe) should teach this<br \/>\nAI is changing how work gets done\u2014but in delivery systems, speed without governance can lead to chaos. John Willis has spent decades helping orgs improve flow without breaking reliability and security.<\/p>\n<p>Co-author of The DevOps Handbook \u2014 foundational work on modern delivery, reliability, and operating models.<br \/>\nRebels of Reason book on AI \u2014 focused on how AI changes delivery and operations, and what responsible adoption actually looks like in real systems.Known for translating \u201cbig ideas\u201d into practical, opinionated patterns teams can apply immediately\u2014without vendor hype.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;indent&quot;:2,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;bulleted&quot;}]\"><em>This event is not affiliated with Invest Ottawa and is independently organized by a third party.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-139191","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-category-other-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Masterclass - DevOps, AI, and Agents with John Willis | Investir Ottawa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Masterclass - DevOps, AI, and Agents with John Willis | Investir Ottawa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DevOps with AI &amp; Agents: Masterclass for enterprise leader John Willis presents a three-hour masterclass for enterprise leaders. 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